PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism

Don't do it...

What is Plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or creative expressions of others as your own.

• Basically is is taking someone else's work and claiming that it is yours

• Plagiarism is theft!

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Multiple Select

Which of the following is plagiarism? (Check all that apply)

• Copying and pasting a sentence from an article into a research paper.

• Taking your friend's painting and saying you painted it.

• Singing a song at songwriter's open mic night that you heard at a talent show.

• Copying and pasting a sentence from an article and using it in a presentation with quotation marks and soures.

• Bad paraphrasing

• Not cited properly

• Too many quotes

Unintentional

• Copying from a friend or other source

• Using someone else's paper

• Publishing without permission

​Intentional

Two Types of Plagiarism:

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Possible Consequences:

• 0 on the assignment- WITHOUT the possiblity of corrections/redo

• Office referral

• Suspensions/note on records

• Kicked out of college

• Loss of Job

• Prosecution- yes, it happens!

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a consequence of plagiarism?

• poor grades

• kicked out of school

• jail time

• Redo your entire assignment

Think about the "Fairness"

a doctor plagiarized their research on heart surgery- will you let them operate on you?

Your accountant had a friend write their papers in college- do you trust them enough to do your taxes now?

Your classmates worked hard on an assignment and received As. You plagiarized the assignment and finished it in an hour. How will THEY feel if you receive an A?

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Can I still use information from the internet?

YES!

You just have to put the information in "Quotation Marks" and cite your source! If you give credit to the original creator and do NOT claim it as your own, then it's not plagiarism!

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Do you have to cite EVERYTHING?

NO!

• If it is widely known information, you do not need to cite it.

• Anything that is "common knowledge" is fine

• You're talking about your own experiences or findings

• It's original research

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Multiple Choice

Which example is plagiarism?

• Marco Polo was an explorer.

• Marco Polo wrote a book about the "mystericous culture and inner workings" of Asia.

• Marco Polo was a Venetians merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road.

• Marco Polo explored much of Asia and wrote about his discoveries.

​What is paraphrasing?

• Paraphrasing is putting information into your own words instead of word for word.

• It is NOT changing one or two words!

• Paraphrasing doesn't need quotation marks, but it still needs to be cited.

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Match

Match the following

• Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road and explored parts of Asia.

• Marco Polo was a famous explorer.

• I would love to be able to explore new lands.

• He wrote a book that described to Europeans the then mysterious culture of the Eastern World.

• He wrote about his travels in The Travels of Marco Polo, a book that describes the mysterious culture of the Eastern World.

Paraphrasing

Common Knowledge

Original Work

Intentional Plagiarism

Unintentional Plagiarism

• Paraphrasing

• Common Knowledge

• Original Work

• Intentional Plagiarism

• Unintentional Plagiarism

How do you paraphrase?

1. Read the passage or paragraph with the answer/information that you are looking for

2. Look away from the passage and say OUT LOUD the answer to the question, without looking at the text- how would you explain it to others?

3. Type YOUR ANSWER/EXPLANATION as the paraphrasing.

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Open Ended

PARAPHRASE your answer: Was the Titanic well built?

RECAP:

• Write down ALL sources when you do research!

• Put information in your OWN words!

• If information is taken WORD FOR WORD, you need to put it in quotation marks and cite your source.

• All information that is not common knowledge MUST be cited!

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Plagiarism is stealing something that cannot be returned... it steals someone's thoughts, ideas, and hard work.